Discover - Jewish life in Cologne - A City Walk

Cologne is one of the oldest centres of Jewish life in Europe. This city tour takes you on an impressive journey through centuries of Jewish history - from the Middle Ages to the present day.
'Discover - Jewish Life in Cologne' invites you to rediscover well-known places and make hidden testimonies visible: synagogues, stumbling blocks, memorials, places of residence, everyday places and places of remembrance.
The tour offers in-depth historical background, personal stories and many references to today's Jewish culture in Cologne. A compact, vividly narrated companion - for all those who want to experience and understand Cologne with keen eyes.
A city guide against forgetting - and in favour of a diverse culture of remembrance.

About the author

John Sykes was born in Southport near Liverpool and has lived for over 40 years in Cologne, where his main themes as a city guide are Cologne Cathedral and Jewish history.
He is the author of travel guides for German visitors to England and writes about his long-distance walk around the English coast on www.beatingthebounds.eu.

Product details

• Authors: John Sykes
• Publisher: BKB Verlag
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Release: 01.06.2025, delayed
• EAN: 9783967220650
• ISBN: 978-3-96722-065-0
• No. of pages: 96
• Dimensions: 105 mm x 185 mm x 4 mm
• Weight: 100 g
• Illustrations: viele stimmungsvolle Stadtansichten
• Subject: Travel > Travel guides > Germany